The godfather of basketball started from conquering the NBA

In the end, the Lakers still successfully eliminated the Trail Blazers with a score of 4 to 2, and successfully joined the Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. When the Lakers fans saw that their opponent was the Timberwolves who had been suppressed by them for two years, the corners of their mouths were cracked, and their heads were slapped. They laughed crookedly.

You know, the Lakers fans now affectionately call the Timberwolves the Lakers' sons. Roeway will be blasted once he rarely sees Kobe. Josh is a smaller Garnett. When he meets the real Garnett, he will only be suppressed. For the sake of it, there is no other thing that Oden is worthy of giving Bynum shoes.

Anyway, in the eyes of the Lakers fans, the Lakers have already been sent to the Western Conference Finals. The Spurs, who were regarded as their biggest opponent, were actually blacked out by the Grizzlies.

This made the Lakers fans even more inflated.

Now the goal is the Heat. There are already many posts in the forum discussing how to fight the Heat and how to defend against James.

"It's okay, this effect is what I want." Xu Xiao closed the forum, and he will face the Lakers next. He has been preparing for this for two years. Now Westbrook, Josh and Oden have fully integrated Star cards are getting better and better.

Last year it was because of me, and this year, I also worked hard to target the Lakers, just for this day, to avenge my shame.

"Los Angeles, I'll prepare a hard dish for you, are you ready?"

Before the game, Xu Xiao stared at the locker room door for a long time before slowly speaking:

"I don't make too many demands today, just play according to the rhythm we specified before, as long as we enter our rhythm, then we are invincible."

Xu Xiao followed his players out of the locker room and slowly walked into the field.

As soon as he entered the field, the fans burst into loud cheers. Xu Xiao never cared about it before, but now he just wants to enjoy the cheers of thousands of people.

At this time, the microphone was passed over, signaling for Xu Xiao to say a few words as a pre-war mobilization.

Xu Xiao turned to the microphone and said in a slightly contemplative way:

"You should be the only ones in the world who will believe me. Five years ago, when I first landed on this land, I was greeted with cold eyes and doubts, but now, we stand here and can continue to lead the team forward. The most grateful thing is Minnesota Thanks to you, we have been able to stay here for five years and survived the most difficult period.

Now it's time for the Harvest Rally, trust us, we'll win! "

Xu Xiao's sonorous and powerful words made many Minnesota fans burst into tears.

Then Garnett also stepped forward to pay tribute. The two most outstanding people in the history of the Timberwolves, it is a pity that they cannot fight side by side. This time they exist as life-and-death opponents.

Both sides are regular starters. The Timberwolves have Westbrook Roy, Josh and Ibaka, and center Oden.

For the Lakers, Fisher and Kobe partnered in the backcourt, "Wild Shou" Artest and "Wolf King" Garnett in the frontcourt, and center "Little Shark" Bynum.

At the beginning of the game, the Lakers still focused on Kobe.

But Xu Xiao clearly knew that Garnett was the starting point for this tactic.

Directly let Ibaka go forward, Westbrook copied back, and did not give Garnett a chance to catch the ball, so that the Lakers' tactics finally fell to Kobe's singles with the ball on the three-point line.

Although this method is commonly used by Kobe, and the shooting rate is not low, it is a bit uncomfortable for Kobe to not be able to catch the ball in his own sweet spot, which consumes energy, and the Lakers' tactics cannot be played out.

Back Westbrook went directly to Fisher, and then created a peerless classic picture.

Fisher stepped on his horse, his eyes were fierce: "I want to see what you are capable of!" jpg

Next second

Westbrook has already rushed to the penalty area, but Fisher is still standing there: "There are really two brushes."

Garnett, who defended: "Fuck your sister."

In the previous life of this picture, the protagonist was Ross, but now it is Westbrook. The only thing that remains the same is Lao Yu standing there blankly.

This is also the epitome of this game. Lao Yu is no match for Westbrook at all. The speed of the young master is too fast. Westbrook's explosive power without injuries is really not at the same level as other guards. Xu Xiao never doubted Pass Westbrook's body.

You must know that in the previous life, Westbrook went to the Lakers. With that physical condition, he could easily block Gobert. Morant, who was blown to the sky, deliberately went to Gobert, but failed once.

It's just that in the previous life, Westbrook's small throw for breakthroughs was too bad, and the emergency stop after a serious injury was not accurate, so Westbrook could charge, but he couldn't finish.

But now Westbrook is not injured, and there is Billups' small throw, which makes it even more difficult for the Lakers to defend. Several times Garnett made up defenses, and Westbrook came up with a small throw and threw it directly.

Whether it's the old fish Fisher or the substitute Farmar, they were chased and beaten by Westbrook. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the "Zen Master" figured it out and asked Kobe to defend against Westbrook.

Kobe's defense prevented Westbrook from being so unscrupulous, but he liberated Roy. Roy, who was suppressed by Kobe throughout the game, scored 18 points in the fourth quarter, allowing the Timberwolves to take the game away.

After the game: "It's okay, their home game, let them play first; last time they won first, and then they don't know how to play; after all, the away game is polite and courteous; 4 to 1 Gentleman swept."

In the second game, the Timberwolves bench broke out. JR Smith scored 23 points and scored 6 three-pointers. James Johnson scored 13 points and 11 rebounds. .

The game lost its suspense early in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves bloodbathed Los Angeles with a score of 123 to 92.

After the game: "Let 2 chase 4; it's okay that the Timberwolves can't win, and if the Timberwolves can win, I will stand upside down and have diarrhea; after all, it is their home court, so let's think about it. I didn't expect the opponent to attack so hard. We will fight back when we return to the home court; we won the year before last. 0 games, last year won 1 game, and this year it is indeed their turn to win 2 games; this year's Timberwolves dare to fight back."

The fans are still very relaxed, but the Lakers at this time are not easy.

If there was an element of luck in the first game, and there were problems such as my own mistakes, then this second game just gave me a mouthful. From the beginning of the game, I have been suppressing them. The Timberwolves are no longer Then there was the little wolf cub from the previous two years, who they let them handle.

Today's Timberwolves have really grown up and grown into bloodthirsty wolves.

And what scares them most is that the depth of the Timberwolves lineup is too deep.

A normal team should have a rotation of 8-9 players by now. Today's Lakers, last season's Timberwolves, at this time, must reduce the rotation to ensure combat effectiveness.

But now the Timberwolves have a 10-man rotation. The only flaw is the backup point guard. After all, Bledsoe is still a rookie and won't play too much time, but Bledsoe can always play in the limited playing time. Play your part.

And there are Reed, who is still seriously injured, and Yao Ming, who has been recuperating.

If Reed and Yao Ming pay next year, plus a draft pick in hand, the future of the Timberwolves is really immeasurable.

And he is in a state of decline, and future draft picks may all make wedding dresses for the Timberwolves.

Thinking of this, Kubchak's head hurts.

"No, it can't be like this. When we return to the home court in the next game, we must win." The Lakers' management has already started to worry, and gave the coaching staff a death order. In the next game, no matter what, we must win!

Back in Los Angeles, the Lakers immediately held a player meeting. Regarding the problems in the first two games, everyone gave different opinions.

Fisher: "Russell is too fast, someone must help defend, or double-team to prevent him from rushing."

Garnett: "Their space is too wide. I can only work hard on the defensive end. Every pick-and-roll will give them a chance, so I need to increase the mobility inside. That Ibaka is not a concern. But on the offensive end, I am very concerned. It’s hard to have the energy to break through their defenses.”

Artest: The outside rotation is too fast, the shooter is too accurate, and the transformation speed is too fast, we don’t give us a chance to land at all.”

Bynum: "..."

Odom: "..."

Kobe: "It doesn't matter, I will shoot."

So after everyone's intense discussion, they finally came to the unanimous conclusion that Odom will start the next game.

At this time, the Timberwolves were sleeping soundly in the hotel. He wondered if Xu Xiao would laugh up to the sky when he heard the result of their discussion. He had guessed this result a long time ago.

After watching the last round of the series, the Lakers' ultimate move has basically been completely exposed. Now the Lakers are in front of Xu Xiao, and they really don't even have their underwear.

After the last game, Xu Xiao knew that the Lakers would definitely start Odom in the next game, so that the Lakers could better implement their triangle offense and trade mobility for height.

The most important point at this time is not Odom, but Garnett, which is why Xu Xiao said that Garnett is actually more suitable for the Lakers than Gasol.

Under this system, the defense is the weakest, because of the loss of the height of the inside line, you can only count on the players at the [-]th position to top the [-]th position. It's not enough to just defend alone, you must also have a co-defense and a protective frame.

In the past, the Lakers struggled against pick-and-roll teams. In their previous life, they narrowly won against the Thunder and the Suns. If Artest hadn't been strong enough to make key rebounds in Tianwangshan, the Lakers might have been sailing in the gutter.

When he ran into the Mavericks, he was directly beaten into a sieve by the pick-and-roll.

Garnett replaced Gasol, allowing the Lakers to improve their ability to defend against pick-and-rolls. At the same time, Garnett's defense in the interior also relieved the pressure on the Lakers' back line.

Although Westbrook's effect in the first game was very explosive, it was far less brutal than the Thunder's series against the Lakers in the previous life. This is the effect given by Garnett's help defense.

It's just that in the first game, Westbrook's mid-range touch was good, and Bynum was infinitely targeted. In the second game, the Timberwolves' bench was fully fired.

This time, put Bynum on the bench and let Odom start. The intention is also very obvious. Don't let the Timberwolves rotate quickly on the outside, completely hand over the defense to Garnett, and use Odom's organization to replace Garnett on the offensive end. Garnett's possession of the ball allowed Garnett to devote himself to defense.

Phil Jackson thought that the arrangement was perfect, but he didn't know that Xu Xiao was already on the fifth floor, while he was only on the second floor.